Display mounting



NIarCllv 22, 1932. s, M'KENERSON 1,850,175

DISPLAY MOUNTING Filed Dec. 3, v1930 Patented 'Mar'.` 22, I 1932 roRArIo'Nforl coNNnc'rrcur nrsrLAY MOUNTING vvlieeiieifiiee Peeember 3,. 1.9.30 .Serial Nef. 499W-,

This iiiveiitioii relates te. dieriey meurtings,'and more partiCularlyto the type used conjunction 'with annunciators and/or other signallngsystems such yas` are used in hosfpitals?, yo flices,l andthe like.Y

,reha @tiene and. advantages. will be eprereiitfiieiii eeiieideietieii ef the eeeemrallying drawings Whieli eXeiiiPli-fy elle. eiii.- hediiiient ef'the invenftieii Chaser! fOr the Puif-l pose ot"'i11ustration'.` I

` In the'drawingszf t Fig l is. airone. Yew ef en. eleetrie elimineiatbeerd `i eeeieii thefeef teken eii the line 'Fis- 2 ie. e e `2'2'olf l`ig.1v;f n Eig 3. iee election teken en the line 3-3 ef FifflIk i t Y' 4 is a rear View' 0f the mOiiiitng Unit;

"j 5 iS a perspective view of the clasp used iii eeiiiiiiietieii yWith the meantime unit for securing. a display card or the like in the frame.

The'annuneetOr ebewriiii Fis- 1. eemrrieee e. Penelf 1 whiehlie 'eeeiiied te the' Support .21er any conventional means, here shown as hinges B, ind e leteh, meehenem ieeeeieted with the nous The 'pi-newness e plurality. of elongated openingsfor the reception of ythe flanges of .the meiiiitiiis unite. Whieh efe dee- .i'gneted generally bythe niiiiieiel 5 l Each of the units comprises a rectangular frame 6 having a centrally disposedv elongatedy slot orfopeningV [about whichis circumposed"allangefy 8 integral with thebody of the trame and an oppositelyvdirected marginal Harige@ projecting'from'the outer edges "of iiie ledy ef ihefaiiie! Preferably the freine "ispof bakelite or hard rubber, but lmay be iliade of .metal er` 0th?? rigid materiel e diefriey @arid 10, Preferably of translucent material, is secured in 4the frame by means ofthe resilient clasps 11, each of which engages a stud 12 secured to the frame at the ends thereof intermediate the flanges. 8 and 9i Preferably a .transparent glass plate or the like '10 is interposed between the'dis? playcard and thel body of the frame 6,k which .plate serves as a/protection to the card'as The @leer 11 (Shown iii Fis- 5.) eempfieee olf-FICE g. 'e

n. manuscrit. or srnmermrnynassecausn'rrs, Assumer.` To. THE STANDAARD ELEc'rmcrrMn QOMPANY, or SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, A cona p iecejof sheet metal having similar arcuate f resilient fingers l5 and 16 projecting. from its body portion `1,7,"and a recess 18 ony the edge of the body portion opposite to theiingers 1.5, and. 1.165. The thickness of ehe'bod'y p0rtion adjacent'the recess 18v and the width of.` the recessis such to permit that portion to be'insertedin the groove 130i the studs er nutelZ- It is preferable te, Previde'ihe body portion with a swell or rib intermediate the recess and the edge from which thengers project`,`the swell being .Substaritiallyl bright angles to the fingers 1,5' and 16. l The swell not onlyprovides a'reinforcement for the clasps,

but also increases the resiliency of the` fingers.

In assembling. this 4unit the flangeB4 of the frame 6 is lirstinserted in an opening. in the panel l', andthe same is 'firmly secured thereto bolts 1.1i which pass through register-k ing apertures in the panel and body portion 6 rot therame and engage the nuts or'studs 13. y'The`tra'nsp'a'rent plate l()a andthe display card l0 are then placed in the frame as therein lby the 'clasps -11 whichl are snapped into engagement with groot/ed studs or nuts '1.3L Diete. the ieeilieiiey ef 'the fingere 15 and 16 theclasps beheld in firm engageshown in Figs. 2. and 3, and areifirmly secured ment with nuts 13, and the plate and card Wil be securely held in the trame G.

ln using these units in conjunction with annunciators and/or signalling systems, an electric lamp 20 is disposed behind each unit, and a shield 2l with an opening 22 is interposed between the lamp and the unit, as shown in Fig. 2. VJhen the lamp is lighted the display card, .being of translucentmaterial, will be illuminated and stand out inrmarked contrast to other cards not illuminated.

fin this embodiment of the invention it should be noted that fingers l5 and 16 of the clasps lie adjacent to the marginal flange 9 (as shown inliigs. 2 and l) and thus do not obstruct the passage of light from the lamp or in any way impair the illumination of the `display card.

lVhile l have shown and described one Yembodiment of this invention, I wish it to be understood that various changes and modiiications in shape, proportion and arrangevient of parts, as Well as the substitution of 'equivalentelements for those herein shown and described may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim: Y

l. A display mounting comprising a panel having an opening therein, and a frame secured to the back of said panel, said frame having an opening therein similar to and registering with the opening in said panel, a flange circumjacent to said opening and proj ecting into the opening in said panel, a marginal flange projecting substantially at right angles to said frame and oppositely directed relative to the first-mentioned flange, and means detachably associated with said frame and cooperating with said marginal flange for securing a display cardin said frame.

2. A display mounting comprising a frame having` an opening therein, a stud projecting from said frame, and a readily removable clasp, said clasp comprising a piece of resilient material having a body portion detachably secured to said stud, and lingers for securing a display card placed in said frame, said lingers adapted to engage said display card at portions thereof on opposite sides of said opening so as to permit an unobstructed passage .of light to the portion of said display card coincidingwith said opening.

In an illuminated display device of the class described, a display mounting comprising a frame having an opening therein, and a clasp for securing a display card in said frame, said clasp comprising a piece of resilient material having a body portion detachably secured to said frame, andiingers adapted to engage said display card'iat portions thereof on opposite sides of said opening whereby an unobstructed passage of light to the portion ofsaid display card coinciding with said opening 1s permitted.

4. In an illuminated display device of the class described, a display mounting comprising a panel having an opening therein, and a frame secured to the back of the panel, said frame having an opening similar to and -7 registering with the opening in said panel, and means for securing a display card in said `frame, said means comprising aV readily removabley clasp detachably secured to said frame and having resilient portions adapted 7 to engage said display card at portions thereof contiguous to the frame, whereby an unobstructed passage of light to the portions of said display card coinciding with said opening in the frame is permitted. 8

5. In an illuminated display of the class described, a display mounting comprising a panel having an opening therein, and a trame secured to the back of the panel, said frame having an opening similar to and reg-'"8 istering .with the opening in said panel, a flange circumjacent to said opening and projecting into the opening in said panel, a marginal flange projecting substantially at right angles to said frame andoppositely directed (790 relative to the first-mentioned flange, and means for securingV a display card in said frame, said means comprising a clasp having a body portion detachably secured to said frame and resilient lingers adapted to engageQ said display card at portions thereof adjacent lsaid marginal llange, whereby an unobstructed passage of lightto portions of said display card coinciding with said openingim in the frame is permitted.

6. A device of the class described comprising a .frame having a stud projecting therefrom, and a readily removable clasp, said clasp comprising a piece of sheet material having resilient fingers adapted to engage I a display card placed in said frame and secure the same therein, and a body portion embracing said stud and detachably secured thereto by frictional engagement'therewith.

7. A device of the class described compris- I ing a frame having a stud projecting therefrom, and a readily removable U-shaped clasp having resilient lingers adapted yieldingly to engage a display card placed in said ,v p

frame and secure the same therein, anda 1 portion intermediate said fingers embracing said stud and securedthereto by frictional engagement therewith.

8. A disp-lay mounting comprising a panel having an opening therein, a frame disposed on the back of said panel and having an opening registering with the opening in said panel, connecting means securing said frame to said panel, anda readily removable clasp for securing a display card in said frame, said clasp being detachably secured to said connecting means by rictional engagement therewith. Y V

9. A display mounting comprising a panel having an opening therein, a frame disposed C on the back of said panel and having an opening registering with the opening in said panel, connecting means securing said frame to said panel, and a removable clasp comprising a piece of sheet material having resilient fingers adapted to engage a display card placed in said frame and secure the same therein, and a body portion detaohably secured to said connecting means.

l0. A display mounting comprising a panel having an opening therein', a frame secured to the back of said panel, said frame having an opening registering With the opening in said panel, a flange projecting from and substantially at right angles to said frame, and a bifurcated clasp member detachably associated with said frame for securing a display card therein, said kclasp member engaging said frame intermediate the opening therein p i and said flange.

Signed bv me at Springfield, Mass., this first day of December, 1930.

STANLEY M. KENERSON.- 

